Local News for Wylie, Texas

Food pantries look to 2021

With economic uncertainty in the forecast of 2021, several food banks in the area expect similar challenges to the ones they faced in 2020 in the coming year – including food shortages and a lack of volunteers. Mary Warkentine of the Wylie Community Christian Care Center, which serves Wylie, Sachse, Murphy and several surrounding communities, READ MORE.

Junior Livestock show results for Wylie ISD students

Below are results for students from Wylie High School and Wylie East High School students in the 2021 Collin County Junior Livestock Show: WHS Swine Taylor Dent: sixth, Black OPB Morgan Podlucky: sixth, Black OPB Madison Noble: fourth, Black OPB Kolt Wallis: fourth, Duroc Haden Sherman: sixth, Cross Vance Flick: third, Cross Presleigh Lamas: fourth, Cross Everest Bolling: third, Cross Kaiden Wallis, READ MORE.

State reports 11 COVID deaths, 726 new cases in Collin County today, Wednesday

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Jan. 13. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed 11 deaths and 726 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are reporting a total of 52,566 confirmed cases to date. Today, the state is READ MORE.

Council honors Wylie High School grad Sarah Fuller

The Wylie City Council proclaimed Jan. 12 to be Sarah Fuller Day during its meeting Tuesday night. Fuller, a 2017 Wylie High School grad, plays soccer for Vanderbilt University and kicked in a couple of football games last fall for the Commodores, making her the first woman in a Power 5 conference to play in READ MORE.

Over 6,000 vaccines coming to Collin County

The Texas Department of State Health Service (DSHS) committed to send 6,975 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Collin County next week. Conversations between Collin County officials and DSHS Tuesday, Jan. 12 confirmed Collin County Health Care Services and local city and ISD partners were ready to administer 2,000 vaccines doses per day. With a READ MORE.

Paxton to fight for disclosure of caregivers’ information

 Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton hopes that her proposal of a new law will prevent parents from going through the ordeal experience by Tommy and Ami Davis. Ellie’s Law, or Senate Bill 225, would protect Texas children by requiring violations and deficiencies remain associated to the individual caregiver’s name so that parents have appropriate information READ MORE.

Food shortages anticipated in 2021

With economic uncertainty in the forecast of 2021, several food banks in the area expect similar challenges to the ones they faced in 2020 in the coming year – including food shortages and a lack of volunteers. Mary Warkentine of the Wylie Community Christian Care Center, which serves Wylie, Sachse, Murphy and several surrounding communities, READ MORE.

Collin County prepares vaccine mega-center

Collin County Commissioners voted during their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 11, to contract with Curative Medical Association to set up vaccination mega-sites as soon as the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) provides COVID-19 vaccine supplies in larger volumes. The court voted 5-0 to retain Curative Medical, which has run large-scale COVID-19 testing for READ MORE.

Lady Pirates basketball suffer first district loss

With a 3-0 district record heading into the week, the Wylie Lady Pirates girls basketball team had been rolling through the season. They fell back down to earth, however, after struggling to get a basket against Lakeview Centennial, losing 28-20. Now 9-5 overall, the Lady Pirates had easily their worst offensive performance of the season, READ MORE.

Parks important to Mize

Quality of life and the city’s values helped Garrett Mize and his wife choose Wylie as their home. Mize, 33, joined the Wylie City Council in November. He was elected to Place 6 on the Wylie council, receiving 56% of the vote to defeat Eric Russell. Mize has lived in Wylie since August 2018. Mize’s READ MORE.

State reports 17 COVID deaths, 1,389 new cases in Collin County over weekend

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Jan. 9 and 10. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed 17 deaths and 1,389 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are reporting a total of 50,312 confirmed cases to date. Today, the READ MORE.

State reports no COVID deaths, 836 new cases in Collin County today, Monday

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Jan. 11. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed no deaths and 836 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are reporting a total of 51,148 confirmed cases to date. Today, the state is READ MORE.

State reports six COVID deaths, 692 new cases in Collin County today, Tuesday

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Jan. 12. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed six deaths and 692 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are reporting a total of 51,840 confirmed cases to date. Today, the state is READ MORE.

Wylie East boys basketball gets first district win over Sherman

Wylie East had needed a spark to its offense all season and finally seemed to find it in the last-second loss to Princeton. Then, with a younger roster, the Raiders were able to find it again with their first district win of the season, beating Sherman 68-53. Needing a fresh look, it had been nearly READ MORE.

Taylor: PPP loans available

Small businesses that have not yet received emergency loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), also known as First Draw PPP Borrowers, can now apply for loans through the program, U.S. Rep. Van Taylor (District 3) said in a news release. The application process began Monday. Businesses that previously received PPP funding, known as Second READ MORE.

State reports four COVID deaths, 568 new cases in Collin County today, Saturday

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for today, January 2. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed four deaths and 568 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are reporting a total of 44,734 confirmed cases to date. Today, the state READ MORE.

Collin County reports three COVID deaths, 803 new cases on New Years Day

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for today, January 1. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed three deaths and 803 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are reporting a total of 44,171 confirmed cases to date. Today, the state READ MORE.

Collin County ends 2020 with 370 COVID deaths and 43,368 cases

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Dec 31. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed five deaths and 495 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County and are reporting a total of 43,368 confirmed cases to date. The state is also READ MORE.

State reports eight COVID deaths, 480 new cases in Collin County today, Wednesday

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Dec 30. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed eight deaths and 480 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County today and are reporting a total of 42,873 confirmed cases to date. The state is READ MORE.

Wylie East celebrates successful sports season

It’s safe to say 2020 has been one wild year for everyone. In the world of sports, we’ve seen the sacrifices being made and steps taken to make the games a reality. Wylie East had a roller coaster of a 2020, with cancellations, frustrating seasons and battling through all of the circumstances for another successful READ MORE.